F-Chapter 4 RETAKE

True or False: A medical examiner MUST possess a medical degree.

• True
• False

True or False: The first step performed at a death scene should always be taking photographs.

• True
• False

True or False: The amount of soot on a body at the fire scene can determine if a person was alive during the fire.

• True
• False

True or False: Broken thyroid cartilage typically indicates a strangulation.

• True
• False

True or False: Alcohol is a common drug tested for during a death investigation.

• True
• False

True or False: Putrefaction and autolysis are two types of decomposition processes.

• True
• False

True or False: Homicide, suicide, accident, natural, and undetermined are all categories of cause of death.

• True
• False

True or False: The feet of a victim's body are often bagged in order to prevent loss of trace evidence.

• True
• False

True or False: Toxicological specimens are taken during the internal examination stage of the death investigation.

• True
• False

True or False: Drowning is NOT a manner of death.

• True
• False